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Miniature Portrait of Colleen Moore, Fairy Castle

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Miniature Portrait of Colleen Moore, Fairy Castle

Category

Art, Architecture, and Design

Classification

CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts - Picture - Portrait
CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts - Sculpture - Miniature

Object Origin
Artist:

Flagg, Mr. James Montgomery

Date Created:

1928-1935

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Miniature 3/4th view portrait style ink drawing of young Colleen Moore. In frame which has decorative curves on sides and bottom and a scroll and finial along the top edge.

Materials:

paper

metal

Measurements: Object:
    Length: 1.875 in, Width: 0.75 in
    Weight: 0.009 lbs

Credit

Gift of Colleen Moore, 49.129.29

Display Status

On Exhibit

Miniature Portrait of Colleen Moore, Fairy Castle

About: Miniature Portrait of Colleen Moore, Fairy Castle

About: Miniature Portrait of Colleen Moore, Fairy Castle

This miniature ink portrait of Colleen Moore was painted by artist, James Montgomery Flagg, the same artist known for his painting of the famous “I Want You” painting of Uncle Sam. The portrait rests on a table in the Drawing Room on which also rests a rose in a vase as a remembrance honoring Moore’s mother and a smoking pipe, a remembrance honoring Moore’s father. The theme of the Drawing Room is the story of Cinderella, reflected in murals painted by George Townsend Cole, who also painted the ceiling. The floor is rose quartz with a border of green jade which was made in China and took nine months to complete. Above the shimmering floor is the diamond, emerald, and pearl chandelier which at one time, was lit with tiny electric light bulbs, the size of grains of wheat (to modernize the lighting and because these tiny light bulbs are no longer manufactured, newer LED lighting has been installed throughout the Fairy Castle). The chandelier was designed and created by H.B. Crouch, a famous jeweler and authority on antiques.

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